EP 1966557 A4 20090121 - FURNACE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM
Title (en)
FURNACE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM
Title (de)
OFENAUSRICHTUNGSSYSTEM
Title (fr)
SYSTEME D'ALIGNEMENT DE FOUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2006045130 W 20061121
- US 74881905 P 20051207
- US 43985206 A 20060524
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2007128569A1] A pusher furnace includes furnace sections having respective susceptors, a slide rail extending through the furnace sections for sliding pusher plates thereon and an alignment assembly for aligning the susceptors and slide rails of adjacent furnace sections. A support structure spaces the susceptors from insulation therebelow to protect the insulation from degradation from contact with the susceptors. The susceptors are slidably mounted on the support structure to accommodate thermal expansion and shrinkage of the susceptor. The upstream end of the slide rails have beveled upper edges to help prevent the pusher plates from catching thereon. The upstream ends are also laterally tapered to reduce the degree of force encountered should a pusher plate catch thereon. Adjacent insulation members have expansion joints filled with a refractory felt. The susceptors slidably and sealingly engage exhaust ports to allow for thermal expansion and shrinkage of the susceptor without damaging the exhaust port.
IPC 8 full level
F27B 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F27B 9/029 (2013.01 - EP US); F27B 9/067 (2013.01 - EP US); F27B 9/22 (2013.01 - EP US); F27B 9/34 (2013.01 - EP US); F27B 9/36 (2013.01 - EP US); F27D 3/0021 (2013.01 - EP US); F27D 3/02 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 10/25 (2015.11 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 4117252 A 19780926 - MCMASTER HAROLD A
- [A] DE 2628657 A1 19771229 - JUNKER GMBH O
- [A] DE 513581 C 19301129 - JEGOR J BRONN
- See references of WO 2007067355A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2007128569 A1 20070607; US 7789660 B2 20100907; AT E520944 T1 20110915; EP 1966557 A2 20080910; EP 1966557 A4 20090121; EP 1966557 B1 20110817; PL 1966557 T3 20120731; WO 2007067355 A2 20070614; WO 2007067355 A3 20071108
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 43985206 A 20060524; AT 06838226 T 20061121; EP 06838226 A 20061121; PL 06838226 T 20061121; US 2006045130 W 20061121